TCU's incoming Evening Graduate Student cohort brings diversity and a wealth of professional experience to campus

This past summer, TCU Neeley welcomed more than 120 new graduate business
students to its portfolio of graduate programs. While the individual members
of this cohort may come from many different backgrounds — and will be
specializing in a variety of disciplines — they all share something in
common. They are bright, highly motivated and willing to invest significant
time and energy in their professional
and personal development.

Nearly three-quarters of these new students are DFW-area working
professionals who joined one of Neeley’s several evening graduate programs:
the Professional MBA, the Health Care MBA, the Energy MBA and the MS in
Supply Chain Management. These incoming students bring a wealth of diverse
experiences to the classroom.

More than 25% of these
students are working or have worked at Fortune 500 companies such as
Lockheed Martin, American Airlines, and Exxon Mobil.

They represent an
extensive range of industries, including the transportation, technology,
energy, manufacturing, and non-profit sectors.

Although many are
currently based in DFW, these students come to Neeley from across the
country and hold undergraduate degrees from universities in 17 different
states.

The members of this
group are beginning their studies with an average of 5 years of previous
work experience

“My classmates are a very intelligent and driven group of people,” said
Haley Frank, a new student in the Professional MBA
program and Assistant Accounting Manager at BNSF Railway. Haley feels she
will learn a great deal from her classmates because “they are inclusive and
come from many different industries.” She looks forward to further building
that student camaraderie by participating in the program’s study-abroad
experiences. Haley also believes the Professional MBA will allow her to think
more strategically and better position herself for advancement within her
company.

When asked what he was looking forward to in joining the Energy MBA Program, Grant
Sigler singled out the development of “personal relationships with my
classmates and the Neeley faculty.“ Grant, a Fuel Specialist Engineer for
American Airlines, elaborated, noting that “TCU Neeley is a tight-knit
community that feels like a family. Everyone shares a personal interest in
your overall success and strives to make the experience about you. The MBA
Program at TCU differs from other MBA programs because the
professors are as focused on building people as they are on teaching classes.”
Grant also chose TCU’s Energy MBA in order, as he said, “to diversify my
available career options and provide me opportunities for becoming a
significant leader within an oil and gas company.”

For Jaime Moreno, a Schedule Analyst for Scribe.ology, LLC., the Health Care MBA was an
obvious choice. An initial campus tour was enough to communicate to him that
the Neeley MBA community is, in his words, “open and diverse but united by a
set of common goals.” Jaime is excited to meet the academic challenges he
knows the program will present. “It combines the generalized skills that are
transferable across the business world with a deep dive into the
nuances of the healthcare industry," he notes. "In the end, though,
earning my degree will increase my marketability and networking
opportunities.”

Learn more about TCU's unique Evening Programs — and how the Horned Frog
community works together to give working students the support they need to
achieve their educational and professional goals — by visiting the Neeley
School of Business School website.